Draymond Green returned to the Golden State Warriors lineup Sunday night.
For Chris Paul, that meant coming off the bench for the first time in his 18-plus season NBA career. The 12-time All-Star and 11-time All-NBA point guard adopted his reserve role in his third game with his new team and helped the Warriors toPaul's stat line wasn't as gaudy as prime CP3's. But he anchored the second unit while tallying eight points, seven assists, five rebounds and a steal. His plus-22 in the plus/minus column was the best on the team by a long shot.
Paul won't approach his career 17.9-point scoring average with the Warriors. The prime scoring roles are accounted for, and Paul doesn't shoot like he used to. But his passing game remains on point. One of the game's all-time great floor generals, Paul projects to thrive in that role as the leading distributor in Golden State.
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